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New gas, oil discoveries a boost for economic growth

NAMIBIA

IT looks like Namibia will soon join the small club of African oil-producing countries. This after a Portuguese oil company, Galp Energia, wrapped up its exploration of the Mopane field, along the Namibian coast in the Orange Basin, at the end of April on an optimistic note.

Galp was granted the Petroleum Exploration Licence 83 by the Namibian government. It covers 10 000km².

After conducting successful tests in two wells, which yielded the maximum limit of 14 000

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